3 Paul Curaro
Paul Curaro
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Holbrook, NY
  • High School:
    Sachem North
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Cyber Security
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    3.62
  • h %
    .291
  • a/s
    0.20
  • b/s
    0.19
  • sa/s
    0.83
  • d/s
    1.58

Bio

Athletic Achievements
AVCA Northeast All-Region (2022)
All-ECAC Second-Team (2019)
Skyline Conference Player of the Year (2022)
Skyline All-Conference First-Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Skyline All-Conference Second-Team (2017)
Skyline Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player (2018)
Skyline Conference Player of the Week (3/19/18, 1/21/19, 2/5/19, 3/26/19, 2/1/22, 2/21/22, 3/8/22)
Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week (2/20/17, 3/27/17)
Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll (2/5/18, 2/7/22, 2/14/22, 3/1/22)

Academic Achievements
Skyline Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022)
Skyline Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018)
ECAC President's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)

2022: Appeared in 95 sets over 29 matches…led the Golden Eagles and broke the SJC Single-Season Kill record with 344 total kills…landed fourth in the conference averaging 3.62 kills per set and finished third with a .291 attack percentage…led the team and the conference and broke the Single-Season Aces record with 79 total aces and was fifth in the nation averaging 0.832 aces per set…was second on the team with 150 digs and an average of 1.58 digs per set…totaled a season-best 22 kills in the season-opening win over Lasell on Jan.15…finished with double-digit kills in 20 matches…Holds the SJC Career Records for Kills (1,367), Attack Attempts (3,398), Service Aces (247), Aces per Game (0.56), Service Attempts (1,444), Digs (797), Points (1,671), Games Played (439), Matches Played (138)

2020: Season shortened due to COVID-19 Pandemic- Appeared in 61 sets over 18 matches for the Golden Eagles…led the team and the Skyline with 176 kills and was third in the conference with an average of 2.89 kills per set…finished with a team-best 27 aces and was second with 113 digs and 1.85 digs per set…broke the SJC Individual Match Kill Record with a 23-kill performance against SUNY New Paltz on Feb 29…recorded a season-high 15 kills against Hunter College on Feb. 15…Had double-digit kills on 10 occasions

2019: Played in nine sets across 32 matches…Led the conference in total kills (288), kills-per-set (3.10), total points (355), and points-per-set (3.82)…Was second in the conference in hitting percentage (.237) and service aces and was third in service aces-per-set (.61)…Put down a season-high 19 kills in a 3-2 loss to Baruch on Mar. 21…Credited with a season-best 12 digs in a sweep of Ramapo on Mar. 7…Had double-digit kill totals in 10 contests.

2018: Featured in 90 sets across 30 matches…Led the conference in total kills (280), kills-per-set (3.11), total points (336.5), and points-per-set (3.74)…Second in the conference and team with 206 total digs…Third in the conference and second on the team with 2.19 digs per set…Led team in both service aces (41) and aces-per-set (.46)…Hit .205 on the year…Matched a career-high of 20 kills in a 3-1 loss to Hunter on Mar. 15…Season-best 13 digs in a 3-0 sweep of SUNY Poly on Feb. 10…Recorded double-digit kills in 16 matches, including a 15-kill performance vs. #4 Kean in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2017: Played in 103 sets across 29 matches…Collected 299 kills, 13 assists, 49 aces, 192 digs, and 21 blocks on the year…Finished fifth in the conference in kills/set (2.90), and fourth in aces/set (.48)… Made collegiate debut in a 3-0 win over Medgar Evers on Jan. 24…Season-best 20 kills in a loss to #15 Nazareth on Feb. 18…Season-best eight aces in a 3-0 win over Purchase on Mar. 18…Season-high 15 digs in a 3-2 win over Rutgers-Newark on Mar. 3.

Favorite… 

Movie: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
TV Show: The Backyardigans
Book: The Dirt Hole and its Variations
Song: Wonderwall - Oasis
Athlete: Kyle Biggers
Pro Sports Team: India National Cricket Team
Meal: Khask
Sport other than the one you play: Basketball, Hockey

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 2 St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 3-0
Apr 4 Sarah Lawrence
Apr 7 (4) Sarah Lawrence W, 3-0
Apr 9 (2) New Jersey City W, 3-2
Apr 15 vs. #6 Southern Virginia W, 3-1
Apr 16 at #4 Stevens L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 29 12
Sets 95 36
Kills 344 125
Kills per set 3.62 3.47
Errors 127 43
Total Attacks 745 261
Hitting Percentage .291 .314
Assists 19 6
Assists per set 0.20 0.17
Service Aces 79 30
Service Errors 144 53
Service Aces per set 0.83 0.83
Receptions 463 135
Reception Errors 11 5
Digs 150 57
Digs per set 1.58 1.58
Block Solo 5 1
Block Assist 13 7
Block Total 18 8
Blocks per set 0.19 0.22
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 434.5 159.5
Points per set 4.6 4.4
Matches started 19 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 15 vs. Lasell W, 3-1 - 5 22 8 48 .292 1 5 8 25 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 27.0
Jan 15 at Stevens L, 3-0 1 3 8 8 24 .000 1 1 4 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Jan 21 Eastern Nazarene W, 3-0 1 3 5 5 17 .000 1 5 4 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Jan 26 at Arcadia W, 3-1 - 4 17 6 38 .289 2 3 5 22 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 21.0
Jan 27 Baruch W, 3-0 1 3 10 4 26 .231 1 6 5 15 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Jan 29 at Kean   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 vs. #5 New York U.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Lehman W, 3-0 1 3 12 4 24 .333 0 3 5 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Feb 5 Pratt W, 3-0 1 2 8 0 10 .800 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 9.0
Feb 10 at New Paltz St. L, 3-1 - 4 16 5 30 .367 1 2 7 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.0
Feb 12 Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 20 .350 1 5 4 15 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 17.0
Feb 12 Drew W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 23 .652 2 2 4 11 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 18.0
Feb 15 at Hunter W, 3-0 1 3 15 2 26 .500 0 0 5 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Feb 25 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 14 5 30 .300 0 1 6 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Mar 6 New Jersey City W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 19 .474 0 3 4 8 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Mar 6 Yeshiva W, 3-0 1 2 8 1 14 .500 1 3 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Mar 8 New York U. L, 3-1 1 4 15 9 36 .167 2 3 9 48 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 18.0
Mar 10 Yeshiva W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 13 .538 0 7 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Mar 14 at New Jersey City W, 3-2 - 5 18 9 59 .153 2 2 9 34 1 12 0 2 1 2 0 21.0
Mar 16 at Purchase W, 3-0 - 3 10 3 15 .467 1 2 6 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Mar 19 at Mt. St. Vincent W, 3-0 - 3 14 4 28 .357 0 3 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Mar 19 vs. Purchase W, 3-0 - 3 7 1 9 .667 0 3 6 13 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Mar 22 at St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 12 .833 0 0 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Mar 24 Sarah Lawrence   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 11 8 30 .100 1 2 3 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Mar 26 vs. Sarah Lawrence W, 3-0 1 2 6 2 12 .333 0 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Mar 29 Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 16 6 28 .357 1 0 6 10 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 17.0
Mar 31 Mt. St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 7 7 22 .000 0 1 3 12 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.5
Apr 2 St. Joseph's (Brkln) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Sarah Lawrence   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 (4) Sarah Lawrence W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 18 .722 0 7 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 20.5
Apr 9 (2) New Jersey City W, 3-2 1 5 17 9 49 .163 1 2 10 22 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 19.0
Apr 15 vs. #6 Southern Virginia W, 3-1 - 4 7 4 28 .107 0 4 4 25 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Apr 16 at #4 Stevens L, 3-1 - 4 14 11 37 .081 0 0 6 44 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 15.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2016-17 29 103 299 2.90 173 752 .168 13 0.13 49 0.48 303 27 192 1.86 5 16 21 0.20 361.0 3.5
2017-18 30 90 280 3.11 129 738 .205 21 0.23 41 0.46 512 18 191 2.12 9 13 22 0.24 336.5 3.7
2018-19 32 90 268 2.98 137 675 .194 13 0.14 51 0.57 403 13 151 1.68 5 12 17 0.19 330.0 3.7
2019-20 18 61 176 2.89 98 488 .160 18 0.30 27 0.44 336 7 113 1.85 4 4 8 0.13 209.0 3.4
2021-22 29 95 344 3.62 127 745 .291 19 0.20 79 0.83 463 11 150 1.58 5 13 18 0.19 434.5 4.6
Total 138 439 1367 3.11 664 3398 .207 84 0.19 247 0.56 2017 76 797 1.82 28 58 86 0.20 1671.0 3.8
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 29 95 344 3.62 127 745 .291 19 0.20 79 0.83 463 11 150 1.58 5 13 18 0.19 434.5 4.6
Conference 12 36 125 3.47 43 261 .314 6 0.17 30 0.83 135 5 57 1.58 1 7 8 0.22 159.5 4.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 46 169 3.67 56 349 .324 10 0.22 48 1.04 205 4 79 1.72 3 8 11 0.24 224.0 4.9
Away 10 35 133 3.80 56 299 .258 8 0.23 15 0.43 194 5 42 1.20 2 3 5 0.14 151.5 4.3
Neutral 4 14 42 3.00 15 97 .278 1 0.07 16 1.14 64 2 29 2.07 0 2 2 0.14 59.0 4.2
Result Wins 25 80 291 3.64 94 618 .319 15 0.19 73 0.91 333 10 132 1.65 4 12 16 0.20 374.0 4.7
Losses 4 15 53 3.53 33 127 .157 4 0.27 6 0.40 130 1 18 1.20 1 1 2 0.13 60.5 4.0
Month January 5 18 62 3.44 31 153 .203 6 0.33 20 1.11 99 2 24 1.33 1 1 2 0.11 83.5 4.6
February 7 21 91 4.33 20 163 .436 4 0.19 13 0.62 86 3 29 1.38 2 2 4 0.19 107.0 5.1
March 13 40 140 3.50 52 297 .296 8 0.20 33 0.82 183 5 64 1.60 1 7 8 0.20 177.5 4.4
April 4 16 51 3.19 24 132 .205 1 0.06 13 0.81 95 1 33 2.06 1 3 4 0.25 66.5 4.2

News Mentions

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Men's Volleyball Ranked 12th in Final National Poll

The Golden Eagles break into the national rankings for the first time in program history

April 27, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Sees Historic Season End in NCAA Quarterfinals

The Golden Eagles were stopped by #4 Stevens Tech, 3-1

April 16, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Makes History with 3-1 Win in NCAA First Round

The Golden Eagles advance with victory over Southern Virginia

April 15, 2022

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Curaro Named AVCA Northeast All-Region

This is the program's first AVCA All-Region recognition

April 12, 2022

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Curaro, Jensen, Kropp Claim Skyline All-Conference Top Honors

Johnson and Foglia land on the second-team

April 11, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Captures Skyline Championship with 3-2 Win Over NJCU

The Golden Eagles advance to the NCAA Div. III Regional Tournament

April 9, 2022

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Curaro Breaks Single-Season Kill Record in Skyline Semifinal Win

The Golden Eagles captured a 3-0 sweep over Sarah Lawrence

April 7, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Extends Win Streak to 10

The Golden Eagles move to 12-0 in Skyline play

March 30, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Takes Down Ramapo, 3-0

The Golden Eagles claim their ninth win in a row

March 29, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Extends Win Streak to Eight with Wins Over Ramapo and SLC

Mark Jensen had a match-high 15 kills and 12 digs against Ramapo

March 26, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Wins Sixth Straight with Sweep at SJC-Brooklyn

The Golden Eagles remain perfect at 8-0 in Skyline action

March 22, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Picks Up a Pair of Wins over CMSV and Purchase

The Golden Eagles continue to roll through Skyline Conference play at 7-0

March 19, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Cruises to 3-0 Win Over Purchase

The Golden Eagles improve to 15-3 on the season

March 16, 2022

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Kropp Gets 100th Win in Five-Set Thriller with New Jersey City

SJC rallied back from 0-2 to remain perfect in Skyline play

March 14, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Bounces Back with 3-0 Sweep of Yeshiva

SJC improves to 12-3 on the season and remain perfect in Skyline play

March 10, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Topped by NYU, 3-1

Mark Jensen knocked down a career-high 20 kills

March 8, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Starts Skyline Play with a Pair of Sweeps

The Golden Eagles took down NJCU and Yeshiva

March 6, 2022

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Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Illinois Tech on Friday

SJC improves to 10-2 overall on the year with a 3-0 victory

February 25, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Takes Down Hunter, 3-0

The Golden Eagles improve to 9-2 on the season

February 15, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Picks Up a Pair of Wins on Saturday

Mark Williams finished with 22 kills on the day

February 12, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Falls at New Paltz, 3-1

SJC returns to the Danzi Center on Sat., Feb. 12

February 10, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Sweeps Lehman and Pratt on Saturday

CJ Johnson served nine aces in the second match of the day

February 5, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Breezes By Baruch, 3-0

Mark Jensen had a match-high 11 kills

January 27, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Claims Non-Conference Win over Arcadia, 3-1

Paul Curaro led SJC with 17 kills and seven digs

January 26, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Takes Down Eastern Nazarene in Home Opener

Quinn Foglia led SJC with nine kills in the 3-0 win

January 21, 2022

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Men's Volleyball Opens Season with a Split

The Golden Eagles took down Lasell (3-2) before falling to Stevens (3-0)

January 15, 2022